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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: SPA3021 Module Title: THE ARTS IN SPAIN
Module Provider: Language & Translation Studies Short Name: SPA3021
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: PHILLIPS TP Dr (Lang & Trans)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
Assessment Pattern
Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
In-class presentation
40%
Extended essay (2500 words)
60%
Qualifying Condition(s) 
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module.
Module Overview
This is a Level 3 module for Spanish. It is taught in the target language, over the semester, two contact hours per teaching week. Attendance is compulsory.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Successful completion of HE2 or equivalent
Module Aims
To provide students with: 
  • Knowledge and understanding of the development of the Arts and their impact on contemporary Spanish and Latin American society.
  • The vocabulary and concepts necessary to analyse and discuss cultural and artistic issues in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module, students will:
  • Have acquired knowledge and understanding of the role and impact of the Arts in the Spanish-speaking world.
  • Be able to evaluate critically texts (including multimedia) relating to the Arts.
  • Be able to extract linguistic and cultural aspects from the texts under examination.
  • Have acquired an appreciation of the importance of the Arts in Spanish and Latin American society.
  • Be able to undertake independent research into related areas and present their ideas in written form, using a range of sources. 
  • Be able to undertake independent research and present their ideas in an oral presentation.
Module Content
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
  • Definition of the Arts
  • History of the Arts in Spain and Latin America
  • Focus on specific areas, for example: theatre, music, dance, film, painting, sculpture….
  • Arts policy and related political issues
  • Development of the Arts in the Spanish-speaking world
  • Dissemination and reception of Hispanic Arts in the world
  • Cultural production (the Artistic and cultural industry)
  • The Arts in society
  • The development of ‘celebrity culture’ in the Spanish-speaking world.
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Two contact hours per week over Semester 1. Classes will include lectures and seminars; students are expected to read extensively outside classes in order to follow lectures and participate in seminars.
Selected Texts/Journals
Background reading
 
Spain
  • Higginbotham, V. (1988). Spanish Film under Franco 791.430946
  • Smith, P. J. (2000). The Moderns: Time, Space and Subjectivity in Contemporary Spanish Culture 946.083/SMI
 
Latin America
  • Bethell, L. (ed.) A Cultural History of Latin America : Literature, Music and The Visual Arts, , 98.03/CUL
  • Barrueto, Jorge J. (2008) Primitivismo, racismo y misoginismo en el cine latinoamericano, 791.43098BAR
  • Shaw, D. (ed) Contemporary Latin American Cinema: Breaking into the Global Market (2007) 791.43098
  • King, J. (2000). Magical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America. 791.43098KIN
  • Elena, A. and Díaz Lopez, M. (eds) The Cinema of Latin America (2003) 791.43098CIN
Last Updated
15.4.11